At one time Fort Payne, Alabama produced more than half of the socks in America, and the town was known as “Sock Capital of the World”! Today, the sock and hosiery factories may have vanished, but it’s still home to state parks, nature preserves, lakes and museums. Whether you wish to hike along mountain trails, …
With rustic stone buildings, a lively market place and spring blooms, Helmsley in Ryedale is a quintessential English market town. There’s a rare amount of heritage close by, whether it’s the Medieval ruins of Rievaulx Abbey or Helmsley Castle, or the landscaped terrace and temple follies of Duncombe Park. A holdover from this estate is …
At 260 metres above sea level Hawes is the highest market town in England. The backdrop for Hawes is Wensleydale, the breathtaking valley of the River Ure, well-known for crumbly cow’s milk cheese that is made only in this part of North Yorkshire. Cheese lovers need to head straight to the Wensleydale Creamery, where you …
The city of Sylacauga has many nicknames, including “The Marble City” and “Alabama’s Best-Kept Secret”. It has been known for its marble industry for the past couple of centuries, but more recently, and more bizarrely, it was also the first documented site where an object from outer space – Hodges Meteorite – fell from the …
Pell City was named after George Pell, a financial backer of the Pell City Iron and Land Company in 1890. The city developed rapidly in years that followed, becoming a great hub of industry with textile mills, mercantile establishments, soybean, cattle and cotton farms. During the 1950s, the city merged with nearby towns Oak Ridge …
Named after King Charles I of England, South Carolina is a quintessential southern state in the south-eastern region of United States of America. Along with North Carolina, the two are historically known as The Carolinas. The 23rd most populous state in the country, South Carolina comprises 46 counties, and, is divided into seven geographical regions, …
Home of the annual Mardi Gras celebration, Louisiana is located in the southern region of the United States of America, and, is the only state in the nation which doesn’t have counties but “parishes!” Neighbored by Arkansas (north), Mississippi (east), Texas (west), and the Gulf of Mexico (south), the state has mostly shaped from deposits …
The city of Jacksonville was founded in 1833 and named in honour of President Andrew Jackson. The land on which the city sits was purchased from Chief Ladiga, a well-known Creek Indian chief in the area, and today, you can follow a trail of the same name just outside Jacksonville. It’s a city with a …
The charming city of Eufaula lies on the Alabama/Georgia state line on the shores of Walter F. George Lake. When Creek Indians signed the Treaty of Cusseta in 1832, they gave up most of their land east of the Mississippi River to the United States – this treaty then allowed settlers to buy land from …
Opposite Newcastle, Gateshead is a mining and industrial town that has redefined itself early in the 21st century. The Tyne riverside has become a cultural quarter home to Sage Gateshead, a dynamic concert venue, and the capacious Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in a old flour mill. Combine this with the Shipley Art Gallery and …